Airport Reports April Passenger Statistics: Rebound Continues

May 26, 2021

The Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport reports continued growth in passenger traffic for April 2021. In April 2021 passenger traffic at the airport increased 1,278 percent from what was reported in April 2020 – the nadir of the pandemic for airport travel. Below are some statistics from April 2021.

The airport saw 12,370 total passengers in April 2021, up from 9,762 in March 2021 and up from April 2020’s 881passengers.

For April 2021 AZO passenger checkpoint traffic is trailing the national average by 1.6 percent and was down 42 percent from 2019’s pre-COVID traffic.

“In March we wondered if the strong numbers would continue into April. We are pleased to see that the rebound continues and we’re confident it will continue headed into the summer,” said Craig Williams, Airport Director.